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The biggest sailing event in the world, Bart’s Bash, takes place over the weekend of 16 – 17 September.

International 470 Class Association / Nikos Alevromytis

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SEATEK Gear has launched a collection of high performance offshore watches and polarised sunglasses. The SEATEK ARGO dive watch features Swiss components and has a 200m water depth resistance. The ocean glare-proof sunglasses DEEP-V and PABLO are ...

Will Suto/Volvo Ocean Race

Police, bomb disposal and ambulance crews will be among the large collection of emergency services showcasing their skills at Gosport & Fareham Inshore Rescue Service’s 10th anniversary open day.

The event, which starts at 11...

The Yomper, sculptured by Philip Jackson, marks the entrance to The National Museum of the Royal Navy’s Royal Marines Museum, Eastney

Red Paddle Co is packing up its bus for an epic road trip around the UK giving the opportunity to have a ride on one of their inflatable boards and see for themselves why SUP is the world’s fastest growing watersport.

The free-to- attend, ...

The fleet at the Start of Leg5 from Auckland (NZL) to Itajai (BRA) in 2015. Credit: Ainhoa Sanchez / Volvo Ocean Rac

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Does your dog enjoy boating too? From Mayland Marine comes a range of dog lifejacket style buoyancy aids to protect your pet on the water.

Tony Cummins, Managing Director of Mayland Marine, said: “We are seeing an increasing number of peop...

As the first dive season on the wreck site of HMS Invincible in the Solent draws to a close this year, it has been announced the project has received initial Heritage Lottery Fund support to create a three-year programme to bring the excitement...

Volvo Penta has signed an agreement to become the major owner of premium outboard motor manufacturer, Seven Marine.

“With this acquisition, Volvo Penta is entering the outboard motor segment,” said Volvo Penta president, Björn I...

Sailors’ Society’s BySea Land Rover is looking for a name

Solent Steam Packet Chairman Doug Brodie, Shieldhall Captain Peter Roberts and Shieldhall Chief Engineer Graham Mackenzie with a 500th sailing cake – all passengers were offered a slice and to toast ‘full speed ...

Marine Conservation Society says its 2017 Plastic Challenge has been the most successful yet and shows there is a growing understanding of the effect plastic pollution is having on our oceans.

The charity has run a Plastic Challenge for the last...

Fairline Yachts is recruiting for 50 new staff members to add to the rapidly expanding production team at its factory in Oundle, Northamptonshire.

Workers are being recruited for a variety of roles including engineers, carpenters, CNC operatives...